Structure L04043AJLDOTNBI · Essex County, MA

HWY Marstn ST NB over I 495 Ramps A & K

Carries HWY Marstn ST NB over I 495 Ramps A & K, .25 Mi. S. Commonwealth D.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT171 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

171 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a box-beam bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length170.6 ft52 m
Daily traffic3,600counted 2017
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyEssex
Location.25 Mi. S. Commonwealth D
CarriesHWY Marstn ST NB
CrossesI 495 Ramps A & K
Coordinates42.71132, -71.13942

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length170.6 ft (52 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Deck Area421.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,600 (2017)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberL04043AJLDOTNBI

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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